PORTLAND, Ore. – Portland Pilots Men's Soccer announced on Wednesday the addition of Mason Bradley, a defender out of West Linn here in Oregon.
"Mason came on our radar during our summer ID camp and showed that he was one of the best defenders in the state," Portland head coach Nick Carlin-Voigt said. "It's important that we give enough Oregon players a chance to play for the Portland Pilots and represent not only our program but the city of Portland. He comes from the Oregon Premier program which does a great job developing players and playing a good brand of possession soccer."
The 22
nd ranked recruit out of the Pacific Northwest per TopDrawerSoccer, Bradley joins the Pilots after playing with Oregon Premier FC. Bradley also played for West Linn High School in 2022-24 earning All-Three Rivers League First Team honors each year. He was a 2023 ODP West Region selection as well.
"Mason spent all spring with us which will help him as he transitions to his freshman year," Carlin-Voigt said. "He is a good passer of the ball and with time and experience under his belt will become a reliable sound defender who won't back down from anyone."
This past season, the Pilots finished at 7-4-7 overall and 4-0-4 in WCC play, ending the year on a 10-game unbeaten streak that was the longest on the West Coast and the third longest in the country. They earned four wins over teams that finished in the top 35 in RPI this season as well. They have achieved a top 10 ranking nationally in each of the last three seasons and led the country in goals scored between the 2022 and 2023 seasons.
The Pilots have also had 12 players move on to play in MLS since Nick Carlin-Voigt took over as head coach in 2016. Eight players have been drafted, with Paul Christensen, Rey Ortiz, Kevin Bonilla, Jacob Babalai and Buba Fofanah all being taken in the MLS SuperDraft. Efetobo Aror and Nick Fernandez were taken in the first and second round in this year's SuperDraft as well, with Fernandez signing with the San Jose Earthquakes in February. Benji Michel and Kris Reaves each signed homegrown contracts with Orlando SC and FC Dallas respectively back in 2018 while Delentz Pierre and Brandon Cambridge each signed with Real Salt Lake and Charlotte FC in 2022 and Tommy Musto signed with LAFC in 2024.
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